Faucet



UNITED STATES 'l JorrnNN JAKOB HEINRICH nnnneglor DETROILMIcHrGN. i i

i throughwhich'an end portion of lthe tubratively movable parts of the faucet.

ference with the `flow of liquidthrough .the

Figure 1i is a front end view of 'the imj proved faucet with the means for controll;

l AFigure 2 isa longitudinal vertical sec- .tion through-the faucet, substantially along :P Ayr Incom.; Y,

v i Application led August 6,

u My inventionvrelatesito improvements in i faucets, and it consists in the combinations,

constructions and arrangements 'hereinl described andclaimed Y .j i

An object of thejinvention is the provision of a faucet havingreliable and efficient means for controlling the ow of water from the faucet so that the'flow of' water. will be stopped `llStantlywhen the faucet is closed and water may flow from the faucet smoothly and in a uniform ystream when the faucet' is open. r` l Af further object of the invention is the provision `in affaucet of the characterdescribed of simple, reliable andiquickly and. easily perated means` for controlling.flouT of water from the faucet.

A still further object lofQthe,invention the provision ofy alfaucet having efficient means fory preventing leakage4 between rel# A still ,furtheriobject of the invention is the. provision `ink a` faucet of a novel lmeans for `*limiting movement vofmthe ball vvalvel which .is comprisedin the faucet in onedirection along they bore of theytubular body of the faucet without any.appreciable interwhich is adapted v`to `,conceal the l joint -be- Other objects and advantages of invention will beapparent from the following description, considered in conjunction with*` theaccoinpanying drawings, in whichling'vow o f water from the` faucet closed,

i the linefA-A of Figure l,

' 1?'. the outer end oflafaucet, andV .Y

Figurev 3" is 1a bottom end view, showing 1 Figure 4 is asection` substantially along A. the line B-B of Figure 2.

body 1, the outer end portion ofwhichis fthe faucet. j The rotary 1924. 'serial'L raasoafff' y' anglesto the remainder the tubulari'b'ody andis; enlargedy externally adjacenato its lowerend ast indicated at laVsaid enlargement having an outwardly extendingfiange 11 at its upper. end. Thel enlarged lower endportionv la at vthe outer endyof the "tubular bodyy 1' of thefaucetis `circular'in eX- i ternal4 cross sectional configuration andy l ro,-` tatably Supports j a, ,pendant tubular j charge head .section 2,.l the upper `4eind ,por-r tion of which .has a. bore, indicated iat 2?..

which is circular incross section vand, in

which the enlarged end,portionT1a l`of, the' tubular body of. the faucet below theflange 11 is received. rf'The tubular head section 2 has an externallyy reduced annularupper f end portion dl2 fwhich lenters :a circular groove o-r rabbet 13 in the lower face of the langell and presses af rubber gasket` or packing ring Gwagainst the vv alloff the y Theyrotary,head'` section 2 iis heldagainst groove 13 toprevent leakage -betweenthe 4, 'i parts2 and 11 ofthe faucet.y n,

of lateral retaining membersll which1are1fig.;

"carried by the vupper `.end yportion ofthe head section i2 atvzoppositev sides.y of the latvterand are in sliding-contactwith a groove :1 4 which extends.aroundthev` outer wallv of the .enlarged end portion` lief Vthebody of the faucet. iThelretainingmembersfmay be horizontalpinswh'ichy are partly receivedv y y in grooves or.slots,15 inthe; inner wall of ular-body yof `the faucet may extend and 3 the upper end portion ofthe discharge head 15 intol the,` groove 14 -infithefinner wallgof the ,enlarged end portion `of the body 1 of 2'of the faucet and'protrude yfrorntheV slotsv 'Y `tween vthe body of the `faucet and the inlet pipe i and is adaptedto remain. continuouslyy .in contact with said wall,

'member 2y ist internally to provi de a chamberj16 beneaththev outer end of thegenlarged;portionlffof-the#body of the faucet-and thefmember 2 then fis, ,ret duced to providean outlet or discharge `opening 17 Vat the lower :end'ofthechamber y 16,

.10 fits in the'outlet'opening 1,7 of the niern vber 2 and' is formed `ofastrip of metal bent to provide radiallyextending horizontal loopportions as clearly showningFigure 3, ,such y loop .portions being vin contact .attheirv outery ends with` the` invlenwall, of theoutlet openly ing17.z" c A,

Vvalve is on its seat.

ltheI faucet.

slightly rearwardly at its outer end and the enlarged end portion 1a of the body of the faucet is formed with an internal enlargement or flange 18 at its free end, this flange being beveled as indicated at 19 to provide a seat for a ball valve 3.'This valve seat 19 is eccentric to the outer wall of the enlarged portion 1a of the body of the faucet and has adiameter slightly less than thatof the ball valve 3. The portion of the bore of the Vbody 1 of the faucet that is directly abovethe valve seat 19 has a diameter greater than that of the ball valve 3 so that the latter can move upwardly from its position on the seat 19 and a space will be provided between the ball valve and the tubular body 1 for the flow of watel,1 pastthe ball valve and through the valve seat into 'the chamber 16 and thence through the spaces between adjacent portions of the vspread preventer member 10 that is disposed in the Voutlet opening 17. l/Vhen the ball valve 3- is on its seat 19, it depends through the seat below the level of the flange 18. A lifter pin 5 extends transversely of the vrchamber 16 above the level of the lowest portion of the ball valve 3 when thel ball This lifter pin 5 will be disposed at one side of the portion of the ball V'valve that depends below the seat 19 when the member 2 is in the position shown in VFigure 2 but when the member 2 is rou tated on the enlarged portion 1a of the body of .the faucet, the' lifter pin 5 will move against the lower portion of the ball valve 3 and will `force the latter upwardly from its seat, thus permitting liquid to flow through the seat 19 between the ball valve and the inner wall of the tubular body of When the member 2 has again been turned to the position shown in Figures 1 and 2 on the portion 1 of the body of the faucet, the ball valve 3 will move by gravity to ,position on its seat and this movement of the ball valve against its seat will be aided by the pressure of liquid in the bore of the tubular body 1 of the faucet so thatv such return movement of the ball valve from openV position to position against the seat will be practically instantaneous.

rlIhe inner end portion of the body 1 of the faucet isv adapted to extend through an opening 2O in a vert-ical wall which is shown more or less diagrammatically at 21 and vthis inner end portion of the `body l of the faucet may be adapted for connection with ya vsuitable water supply pipe, not shown, in

any suitable known manner. The conveXoconcave disk 8 fits on the inner end portion ofthe body 1 against the flange 22y on the inner end portion ofthe tubular body 1, this vdisk 8 being made of light gauge `more or less ,resilientl metal and having the outer edge portion thereof curved arcuately transversely thereof as indicated at 23 to provide a seat for a rubber packing ring or gasket 9 which thus is yeldingly held against the wall 21.

Movement of the ball valve 3 along the bore of the faucet toward the inner end of the latter is limited when the faucet has been detached from its connection by a split ring 7 which is made of spring material and which lits in a groove 24 in the inner' wall of the body 1 adjacent to the inner end -of the latter, the split ring 7 having inwardly extending stop portions 7a which may be the ends of the spring member of which the split ring 7 is composed. f c

`From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, it will be obvious that the invention provides a faucet which is simple in construction, reliable in use, Veasily operated, and thoroughly practical commercially.

l claim:

1. A faucet comprising .a tubular body havingthe outer end portion thereof turned downward and fashioned to provide an internal valve seat, a ball valve adapted to rest on said valve seat, the bore of -said tubular body above said valve seat having a diameter greater than that of said ball valve, a rotary tubular member carried by the outer end portion of said tubular body, means carried by said rotary tubular mem ber adapted to engage with the lower portion of said ball valve, when said ball valve is on its seat and said rotary member has been turned from a certain position, to for-ce said ball valve upwardly from its seat, and means connecting said rotaryy member with the outer end portion of said tubular bodf,7 for preventingaxial movement of the tubular member relatively to said tubular body without preventing rotation of said rotary member. l

2. A faucet lcomprising a tubular body having the outer end portion thereof turned downward, the outer end portion of said tubular body beingenlarged and being formed with an outwardly extending flange spaced from its extremity, a tubular discharge head having the upper end-portion thereof encircling the outer end portion of the tubular body below said flange, said tubular discharge head having an enter-- nally reduced upper end portion disposed in an annular groove in the lower face of said flange, a packing member disposed in said groove betweenthe wall of theqlatter and the externally reduced upper end portion of said rotary discharge head, said outer -end portion of the body having a circumferentially extending groove inV its outer wall, retaining members carried by said rotary discharge head in sliding contact with said groove in the outerv wall of the outer end portion of the body, the

'i n 4 Lacasse ing vformed internally to provide a valve` seat at its extremity eccentric to said rotary discharge head, La ball valve adapted torest y on said Valve seat 'andto depend through of the lowest portion of said ball'vvalvev y when said ball valve yis onitsseat andatA a certainposition to engage with the lower ball valve upwardly from its seat. v

3. In a device of the 'character described,

said valve seat below the level vof the eX- trernity of said tubular body, said ball valve being free to move upwardlyl within'` the 'bore of the tubular body aboversaid valve seat, and a ltransversepinextending within said rotary discharge head above Ythe level one side of a diametrical line of. saidV rotary discharge head, said pin beingA adapted lwhen saidydischarge head istu'rned from portion of said ball valve and to force said aftnbular body adapted toextend through Y i fr an opening in a wall, and a disk of lightgauge mounted on the inner end portion of said tubular body, `'saidy disk being conveXo-concave with the concave vfacethereof turned toward the Wall and having the edge portion thereof curved arcuately Y. trans# versely thereof,` the concavely v'curved face of said edge portionV ofthe disk beingV turnedtoward said wall and beingadapted to partiallyreceive` a packing ring.

a tubular body adaptedftoeitend through an opening in a wall,a diskjof light-gauge resilient material mounted on ,the inner end c y portion of said tubular body, said diskbeing lconveXo-concave `with the concave face thereof turned toward the wall and ,having the edge portion thereof curved arcu'ately transverselyv thereof, the concavely curved face of saidedge portion VYof the disk being turned toward said Walland an endless dey `formablefv packing member partly received vin said Vcurved .outer edge portion of the disk andv held by the "latter against said` body having an internal groove adjacent i its inner end, and a split ring stopl engaged in said internal groove and having inwardly -extendmg end portions. l

- lJ.J. H. yEDLING.l -y

, 30. In a device. of the characterv described, 

